AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

15 October 2021

AfrElec: Green Climate Fund invests $150mn in Desert to Power

14 October 2021

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has invested $150mn in the African Development Bank’s Desert to Power G5 Financing Facility.

Global Methane Pledge attracts 24 new supporters

13 October 2021

A total of 24 new countries have now joined the US- and EU-backed Global Methane Pledge in a bid to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Greening shipping needs energy efficiency and biofuels

13 October 2021

Decarbonising the global shipping sector by 2050 will require investment in energy efficiency and a wholesale move towards biofuels.

Governments still woefully short of IEA’s net-zero requirements

13 October 2021

Governments need to smash the stubborn dominance of fossil fuels if the world is to reach net zero by 2050, despite the rapid development of green technologies, the IEA warns.

South Africa starts week with new round of electricity blackouts

12 October 2021

SA had to endure a series of electricity blackouts as the week started with its state power utility announcing over the weekend that it had implemented load-shedding on its system, due to breakdowns and planned maintenance at its power plants.